FIG Foundation

The FIG Education Foundation was established in 1996 as a public company under the Corporation Laws of Australia. In 2000 the administration of the FIG Education Foundation was transferred to the FIG permanent office in Copenhagen. The Foundation’s purpose is to raise funds to finance educational and capacity building projects and scholarships (target: $1,000,000). The Foundation is administered by the FIG Office in Copenhagen and directed by a Board of five Directors appointed by the FIG Council. Each year the Foundation seeks to appoint grants and fellowships in the areas of education and capacity building (e.g. the development of curricula for surveying education), especially in developing countries. The Foundation also provides seed funding for conferences, meetings of young surveyors and similar events in co-operation with international agencies such as the United Nations.